Fundamentals of business administration, accounting, human resources, wages and salaries with DATEV

In this course, you will acquire important knowledge in the areas of business administration and accounting, human resources and payroll accounting with the financial software DATEV, taking into account digital processes.
  • Certificates: Certified Business Administrator" certificate
    Certificate "Fundamentals of Human Resources Management"
    DATEV certificate "DATEV user wage and salary"
    DATEV training partner certificate of attendance
  • Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
    Certified Business Administrator
    DATEV-Anwender Lohn und Gehalt (Eine Anmeldung über das Lernportal „DATEV Students online“ ist für die Zertifizierungsvorbereitung obligatorisch.)
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 12 Weeks

Fundamentals of business administration and accounting

Business management basics and company processes (approx. 3 days)

Business management in companies
Corporate goals and conflicting objectives
Structure, functions and operational processes
Basic business functions: Procurement, service provision, sales, financing, personnel and administration
Business model, value creation and the relationship between turnover, costs, profit and liquidity
AI-supported research, structuring and preparation of business information


Business law and legal basics (approx. 2 days)

Legal forms of companies

Rights and obligations in sales contracts

Basics of liability

Cooperations and company mergers

Insolvency law and signs of crisis


Tax fundamentals in the corporate context (approx. 1 day)

Classification of business tax types

Basics of corporate taxation

The basic principle of value added tax

Importance of taxes for pricing, earnings and liquidity


Fundamentals of external accounting: bookkeeping, balance sheet and income statement (approx. 6 days)

Tasks and objectives of external accounting

Inventory and stocktaking

Layout and structure of a balance sheet, assets/liabilities

Profit and loss account (P&L) and profit calculation

Receivables/payables

Provisions and reserves in basic terms

Depreciation and its effects on the annual financial statements

Relationship between current business transactions and annual financial statements

P&L statement in graduated form

Introduction to analyzing the balance sheet and income statement

AI support in accounting-related processes, e.g. for audit notes, plausibility checks


Corporate goals, key figures and business management (approx. 1 day)

Profitability, productivity

Liquidity and profitability

Return on equity and other business ratios

Assessment of the economic situation of a company


Cost and activity accounting in small and medium-sized companies (approx. 3 days)

Tasks and importance of cost and activity accounting

Terms used in cost accounting

Cost type, cost center and cost unit accounting

Price calculation

Basic principles of contribution margin and profitability analysis

Cost accounting for operational control


Project work, certification preparation and certification examination (approx. 4 days)

Fundamentals of human resources management

Fundamentals of human resources management (approx. 2 days)

Objectives and tasks of operational human resources management

Organization and framework conditions of human resources management

Personnel administration

Personnel information and statistics

Diversity management


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Personnel administration (approx. 5 days)

Tasks and process structures

Instruments of personnel administration

Information systems

Fundamentals of labor law

Employment contracts

Data protection


Personnel planning/recruitment (approx. 5 days)

Objectives, importance and tasks of personnel planning

Processes and components of personnel planning

Applicant management and requirement profiles

Evaluation of applicant documents

Special features of SMEs

Job interviews/selection process

Hiring new employees


Personnel development (approx. 3 days)

Basic questions of personnel development

Instruments of promotion

Staff appraisal

Development stages and target measurements

Company training and further training

Differentiation between further training and forms of training


Personnel remuneration (approx. 3 days)

Personnel costs

Basics of cost and activity accounting

Forms of remuneration

Basics of payroll accounting

Gross/net wage calculation

Income tax and social security regulations

Payroll accounting


Project work (approx. 2 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

Wages and salaries with DATEV

Legal framework for payroll accounting (full-time approx. 3 days/part-time approx. 6 days)

Fundamentals of labor law with reference to payroll accounting

Social security law: compulsory insurance, contribution groups, levies, reporting, obligation to keep records

Wage tax law: tax deduction features, obligation to call up, payroll account

Wage types and their significance for payroll accounting

Data protection and limits of AI for payroll and personal data


Create and maintain client and employee master data in DATEV (full-time approx. 5 days/part-time approx. 10 days)

Client creation in DATEV

Backing up and importing client data

Recording social security and tax law specifics, other client master data

Creation of different employee types

Employee group (trainees, mini-job, midi-job, managing directors)

Entries and exits

 


Payments and deductions in DATEV (full-time approx. 4 days/part-time approx. 8 days)

Salary and time rate

Supplements and variable remuneration components

One-off payments (e.g. Christmas and vacation bonuses)

Travel allowances

Payment of wages in the event of illness, vacation, public holidays

Garnishment

Benefits in kind and non-cash benefits (e.g. company car, staff discounts)

Company pension scheme

Travel expenses and reimbursement of expenses

Maternity protection pay and maternity benefit


Payroll accounting and monthly closing with DATEV (full-time approx. 3 days/part-time approx. 6 days)

Transaction data entry

AI as an accounting tool for complex payroll transactions

Payroll accounting and monthly closing

Proof of contributions and estimation, certificates

Payroll tax registration

Repeat and recalculations

Transfer of payroll postings to the

Financial accounting, accounting voucher

Year-end closing work


Digital collaboration in DATEV (full-time approx. 2 days/part-time approx. 4 days)

DATEV Unternehmen online and DATEV Arbeitnehmer online at a glance

Preliminary wage recording and digital recording of monthly data

Digitally exchange and manage personnel documents

Digital mapping of attendances and absences

Use evaluations and wage evaluations in the DATEV applications

Insight into digital personnel processes with DATEV Personal


Project work, certification preparation (via the DATEV Students online platform) and certification exam "DATEV User Wages and Salaries" (full-time approx. 3 days/part-time approx. 6 days)



Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.

After completing the course, you will have a basic understanding of business contexts and commercial thinking. You will be familiar with the central areas of accounting, be able to classify operational key figures and understand and process simple business management issues in everyday working life. You will also learn about the sensible and responsible use of artificial intelligence in commercial and administrative work processes.

The course then offers a systematic introduction to HR work. You will learn the core areas of human resources management and can apply them in a practice-oriented way.

You will also prepare payroll accounting with DATEV in a professional and practical manner. You will deepen your knowledge of the legal principles, process typical and complex payroll cases confidently in the software and be able to use digital processes efficiently in the collaboration between law firms, clients and employees.

The course is aimed at people from the commercial or administrative sector who are looking to enter the field of human resources management or wish to update their knowledge.

Sound basic commercial and business management knowledge is indispensable in today's working world and makes it easier for you to understand business practice.

With your newly acquired knowledge and skills in the area of payroll accounting, you will also improve your career opportunities. According to the manufacturer, more than 9.5 million payrolls are created with DATEV every month.

Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

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